Oh I believe they use the same stuff we use bought off the shelf no doubt, I also believe that the top pros probably the top 5 percent do and are able to get some of their rods customized to a specific standard that may not be available in their standard line up. I’m talking rods not reels.
You can’t tell me that if KVD ask for a 6’9, 1/2 rod with a 17, 1/2 handle for whatever the reason he’d want that ?? You can’t tell me they wouldnt do it for him.